The State of Israel: Part XI of the I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY series

Brief overview of the history of the State of Israel, from the origins of the Zionist movement through the present day. Emphasis on understanding the changing political boundaries of the country. Part XI of the I SURVIVED JEWISH HISTORY series.
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[@melodyh9720]

This was certainly a timely teaching in light of Israeli Independence Day. You did an amazing job at not pointing fingers at the wrongs commited on both sides during war times over land disputes by sticking to the facts and timelines. I pray the words of Psalm 122!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you Melody H! I didn't see much of you in the chat, were you able to catch the premiere?

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thanks, glad you appreciated it.

[@melodyh9720]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD no, I have been missing some of the premiers lately since everyone is at home...life is not routine, so I am ever so glad for re-plays. I do look in on the chat too and pick up extra details, and thanks to the Shomer which keeps the comments on topic. Truly appreciate all the content! Baruch Hashem.

[@jefflea9239]

This serious has been a real education for me. Thank you for your work. The Part X was difficult and painful to watch. Part XI is a testament to hope and Perserverence!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Really glad you found the series meaningful!

[@allyip5777]

I simply love the compassion you have shown to the other races in your lecture. Thank you sir!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thank you--glad you found the lecture useful.

[@vincentbaldari7491]

You are an amazing teacher. I have been following your lectures for the past two weeks during this time of Covid19 and am thrilled I happened upon such a knowledgeable and interesting lecturer.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad you find the lectures useful, Mr. Baldari. Enjoy in good health!

[@lindseyadams2841]

Ahhh I can't believe I missed this! So grateful for the ability to rerun! Thank you Dr. Abramson!

[@luiscecilio8807]

Great lecture...you are the best historian i have listened to. thanks

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Wow, thank you!

[@illerac84]

I traveled to Israel back in '06 and '08. Spent a week in Jerusalem and another week rented a van with some friends and drove around the country. So long ago now, but I'd like to go back one more time, now with my wife.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Me too

[@damaxpowerway]

Another informative video with some weighty revelatory information from the bindings of history. Thanks so much Dr. Abramson for sharing. Catching back up here on the latest lectures..

[@MsOnTheOtherHand]

Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to give forth this wonderful, easily digestible series! I learned so very much and appreciated your multifaceted approach, your humor, your delivery, and your enthusiasm.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Glad it was helpful!

[@midonasr5068]

“A few really dark moments in Jewish history!” Thanks for the knowledge Dr! On god, the Jewish dark moments never stopped since then! I hope you are enjoying the happy ending and the promised land, this is truly what the Jewish youth was dreaming of!

[@catherinecoffey8637]

Thank you Professor Abramson!

[@don-michealbell6303]

Very informative. Thank you sir

[@williammiller3175]

Greetings DR. Abramson Great to see you still working away. I have run across a Rabbi Mani Friedman in my KZbin travels. As he writes about topics I am particularly interested in, I am putting him on my must listen list. I will continue to tune into you also. Thank You William Miller

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Thanks for sharing

[@historicalminds6812]

Thank you for the lecture. Shame it could only be about and hour as there is so much to go over. Do you think you would be interested in making a mini-series going over the events that lead to the state of Israel's formation?

[@vikrad1966]

Your unbridled intellect bestows upon you the courage to be unbiased towards other religions,you are a flower of Jewish American manhood.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

I don't think anyone has ever called me a "flower of Jewish American manhood before." But thanks?

[@rbpompeu1]

Leon Uris' Exodus tells dramatically the story of the creation of the State of Israel.

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Yes

[@ybkosher]

Dr. Abrmamson, I enjoy all your lectures. I found it surprising and confusing that you seem to say that the majority of Arabs here in the Land of Israel in 1948 had been here for 1300 years or so and were "indigenous". I've heard many others, including Mordechai Kedar, say that, while there was certainly a sizable minority who had been here that long, many or most were recent immigrants who came because of employment opportunities. Is that wrong?

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

I think Dr. Kedar's characterization is more accurate than mine, although I don't think we have really strong census tools to measure it precisely. There are certainly many Arabs who migrated to Israel in the Yishuv period for economic advancement and other reasons (just as many Jews, by comparison, migrated from Eastern Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century for economic opportunity and other reasons).

[@Long-Ball-Larry]

@@HenryAbramsonPhD What do you think of the claims made by Tsvi Misinai that up to 90% of Palestinians are actually Arabised Jews: kzbin.info?search_query=tsvi+misinai Abu Mazen he says, is a descendant of a Rabi from Greece (Moshe Abbas): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mambnqmFpteCm5I shavei.org/palestinians-jewish-roots/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsvi_Misinai#Project_on_Palestinians This would be a great topic for a lecture, wouldn't it?

[@kashf69]

Very informative Dr Abramson....if possible share email ad I have few questions...regards

[@rain7746]

2022

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

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[@shamhisham3702]

I hope you are for peace?? Not war !!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Who wouldn't want to be for peace?

[@QldTechie]

B"H

[@banto1]

Dr. Abramson, I very much enjoyed many of your lectures on Jewish history and and am happy to say that I have learned quite a bit from those lectures when they were focused and contained a lot of detail about the topic you covered. This chapter (the State of Israel), however, was a total mess. Obviously, you can't cover 160 years of intense history, from early Zionism until today, in 60 minutes, but the information you did manage to convey was very superficial, partial and in many cases absolutely wrong. I accept that you may not be an expert on this chapter of Jewish history, but that is no excuse for the low quality exhibited here, when we know you are capable of a lot more. In my humble opinion, you might have thought to just not cover a chapter you weren't equipped to handle, considering the scope and complexity of the topic.

[@orangeisthenewblack2384]

Rabbi, you forgot to mention the first part of the 20th century, specially the massacres and pogroms of the Russian civil war!

[@HenryAbramsonPhD]

Not a Rabbi. Here's the link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/1985852071/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i12

[@davidantonacci9525]

You mentioned(like so many other propagandists before you) "the great Roman exile" as if that is some actual historical event. I happen to be an amateur historian. In spite of my best efforts I can find no evidence to support the claim that there ever was an actual historical event known as the "Exile of the Jews by the Roman's in 70CE". Now why does such a foundational belief, such as the origin of the Jewish diaspora, have no evidence to support it? Why does such a monumental event get no mention at all by Josephus in his history of the Jews? It's quite simple. There never was an exile of the Jews by the Romans. Such an event is purely imaginary. Anyway, you've already referred to the "great Roman exile"(in other words, the big one), so I imagine a trained historian like yourself likes to believe he has good reasons for saying the things he says. I challenge you to produce one iota of evidence that supports the claim that; there was a Roman exile of the Jews in 70CE. Good luck.